1959 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Buck Shaw (7-5)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1959 Philadelphia Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 7-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Buck Shaw (7-5)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1959 Philadelphia Eagles Results
The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
Philadelphia netted 268 points, while the defense conceded 278. Norm Van Brocklin threw for 2,617 yards. Tommy McDonald grabbed 47 passes for 846 yards.
Billy Barnes carried the ball for a team-leading 687 yards for the Eagles.
The ball-hawking defense pounced on 40 turnovers. Jimmy Carr picked off 5 opponent throws.
Buck Shaw coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Darrel Aschbacher | G | June 2, 1935 | 6'1" | 220 | Boise St. | Prineville, OR USA | 11 | 0 |
| 33 | Billy Barnes | LH | May 14, 1935 | 5'11" | 201 | Wake Forest | Landis, NC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | Chuck Bednarik | C | May 1, 1925 | 6'3" | 233 | Pennsylvania | Bethlehem, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 36 | Dick Bielski | RE | September 7, 1932 | 6'1" | 224 | Maryland | Maple Shade, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Tom Brookshier | RDH | December 16, 1931 | 6'0" | 196 | Colorado | Roswell, NM USA | 12 | 0 |
| 78 | Marion Campbell | RDT | May 25, 1929 | 6'3" | 250 | Georgia | Chester, SC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 67 | Stan Campbell | RG | August 26, 1930 | 6'0" | 226 | Iowa St. | Hastings, NE USA | 12 | 12 |
| 21 | Jimmy Carr | LDH | March 25, 1933 | 6'1" | 206 | Charleston (WV) | Kayford, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
| 63 | Tom Catlin | LB-C | September 8, 1931 | 6'1" | 213 | Oklahoma | Ponca City, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
| 45 | Paige Cothren | K | July 12, 1935 | 5'11" | 201 | Mississippi | Natchez, MS USA | 7 | 0 |
| 74 | Jerry DeLucca | LT | July 17, 1936 | 6'2" | 247 | Tennessee | Peabody, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 65 | Jerry Huth | LG | July 23, 1933 | 6'0" | 226 | Wake Forest | Floyds Knobs, IN USA | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | Gene Johnson | LS | September 18, 1935 | 6'0" | 187 | Cincinnati | Clay, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | Sonny Jurgensen | QB | August 23, 1934 | 5'11" | 202 | Duke | Wilmington, NC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 73 | Ed Khayat | DT-DE-T | September 14, 1935 | 6'3" | 240 | Millsaps | Moss Point, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | Walt Kowalczyk | FB-DB | April 17, 1935 | 6'0" | 208 | Michigan St. | Westfield, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 61 | Tom Louderback | RLB | March 5, 1933 | 6'2" | 235 | San Jose St. | Petaluma, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 80 | Ken MacAfee | E-TE | August 3, 1929 | 6'2" | 212 | Alabama | Milton, MA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 75 | Jim McCusker | T | May 19, 1936 | 6'2" | 246 | Pittsburgh | Jamestown, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 25 | Tommy McDonald | KR | July 26, 1934 | 5'9" | 178 | Oklahoma | Roy, NM USA | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | John Nocera | LB | May 4, 1934 | 6'1" | 220 | Iowa | Youngstown, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Don Owens | DT-T | April 3, 1932 | 6'5" | 255 | Southern Miss | St. Louis, MO USA | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Joe Pagliei | FB | April 12, 1934 | 6'0" | 220 | Clemson | Clairton, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | Clarence Peaks | FB | September 23, 1935 | 6'1" | 218 | Michigan St. | Greenville, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | Bob Pellegrini | LLB | November 13, 1934 | 6'2" | 233 | Maryland | Williamsport, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 87 | Art Powell | RS | February 25, 1937 | 6'3" | 211 | San Jose St. | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | Pete Retzlaff | LE | August 21, 1931 | 6'1" | 211 | North Dakota-Ellendale | Ellendale, ND USA | 10 | 0 |
| 72 | Jess Richardson | LDT | August 18, 1930 | 6'2" | 261 | Alabama | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | Lee Riley | DB | August 24, 1932 | 6'1" | 192 | Detroit Mercy | Omaha, NE USA | 12 | 0 |
| 66 | Joe Robb | LDE | March 15, 1937 | 6'3" | 238 | TCU | Lufkin, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Theron Sapp | FB-HB | June 15, 1935 | 6'1" | 203 | Georgia | Macon, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | J.D. Smith | RT | May 27, 1936 | 6'2" | 250 | Rice | Richland Springs, TX USA | 11 | 11 |
| 68 | Bill Striegel | G-T-LB | May 28, 1936 | 6'2" | 235 | Pacific | Easton, KS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | Norm Van Brocklin | P | March 15, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | Oregon | Eagle Butte, SD USA | 12 | 12 |
| 83 | Bobby Walston | E-HB-K | October 17, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 51 | Chuck Weber | MLB | March 25, 1930 | 6'1" | 229 | West Chester | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 88 | Jerry Wilson | RDE | December 9, 1936 | 6'3" | 238 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
